User talk:Pine/Archive 4
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I could, but waiting a month would mean we were at the end of the round and entering the final- I'd also like a slot after we finish, if that's possible, but I don't want to bore people. On the other hand, the end of August is going to be a very busy time for me, so I may not be able to write anything then. I am happy to write just a few paragraphs as a quick update, if you'd like. J Milburn (talk) 08:39, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
- OK, let's have an update at the start and end of the final round if you can. Thanks, --Pine✉ 06:16, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Monarch In May.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 15, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-08-15. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:58, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
Photo consensus discussion at Talk:Rick Remender
Hi. Can you offer your opinion regarding the Infobox photo discussion here? Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 19:24, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 July newsletter
We're halfway through this year's penultimate round, and the competition is moving along well. Pool A's 
Sasata (submissions) currently leads overall, while Pool B's 
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) is second. Both leaders are WikiCup veterans, and both have already scored over 600 points this month. If the round were to end today, 
Miyagawa (submissions), with 274 points, would be the lowest-scoring participant to make it through. This indicates that participants will need a score comparable to last year's (573, the highest ever) to qualify for the final. The high scores this year are a testament both to the quality of participants and to the increased focus on significant content (eligible for bonus points) in this year's competition. So far this round, both Sasata and 
Cwmhiraeth (submissions) have made up over half of their score through bonus points, with, for example, high importance FA koala earning Sasata a total of 440 points (from a multiplier of 4.4) and high-importance GA sea earning Cwmhiraeth a total of 216 points (from a multiplier of 7.2). Other articles on important topics submitted this round include a featured article on the Norman conquest of England by 
Ealdgyth (submissions), and good articles on Nobel laureate in literature Henryk Sienkiewicz, Nobel laureate in physics Hans Bethe, and the noted Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū. These articles are by 
Piotrus (submissions), 
Hawkeye7 (submissions) and Sturmvogel_66 respectively.
Other than that, there is not much to report! If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 23:11, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!
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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus UP by Kadavoor.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 06:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Common Lime Butterfly Papilio demoleus by Kadavoor.JPG, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 06:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
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GOCE July 2013 copy edit drive wrap-up
Guild of Copy Editors July 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter
 We have completed our July backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95, and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the August blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:39, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:STS120LaunchHiRes-edit1.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on August 30, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-08-30. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:29, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:ShiFengWaterFall 002.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on September 2, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-09-02. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:43, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
This Month in Education: August 2013
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FC
I've just done the rest of, under sufferance. Tony (talk) 13:40, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
GOCE Blitz wrap-up and September 2013 drive invitation
| Guild of Copy Editors August Blitz wrap-up
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WikiCup and the Signpost
Hi there- would you still be interested in a WikiCup update for the next Signpost? When would you like it by? J Milburn (talk) 11:11, 26 August 2013 (UTC)
- Ok- both Ed and I have got a lot going on at the moment. I don't think this is going to be possible, though it'd be fatastic if we could have some space for when the competition ends. I'd certainly have no objection to you writing your own summary- the final round starts on 1 September, when the final 8 will fight it out. We'll have our winner at the end of October. We've opened signups for next year. Some more info (which may become outdated in the next couple of days) can be found here, but that newsletter will be going out anyway in a few days. J Milburn (talk) 00:20, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 August newsletter
This year's final is upon us. Our final eight, in order of last round's score, are:
Hawkeye7 (submissions), a WikiCup newcomer who has contributed on topics of military history and physics, including a number of high-importance topics. Good articles have made up the bulk of his points, but he has also scored a great deal of bonus points. He has the second highest score overall so far, with more than 3000 points accumulated.
Casliber (submissions), another WikiCup veteran who reached the finals in 2012, 2011 and 2010. He writes on a variety of topics including botany, mycology and astronomy, and has claimed the highest or joint highest number of featured articles every round so far this year. He has the third highest score overall, with just under 3000 points accumulated.
Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 WikiCup champion, who writes mostly on marine biology. She has also contributed to high-importance topics, seeing huge numbers of bonus points for high-importance featured and good articles. Previous rounds have seen her scoring the most bonus points, with scoring spread across did you knows, good articles and featured articles.
Sasata (submissions), a WikiCup veteran who finished in second place in 2012, and competed as early as 2009. He writes articles on biology, especially mycology, and has scored highly for a number of collaborations at featured article candidates.
Sturmvogel_66 (submissions), the winner of the 2010 competition. His contributions mostly concern Naval history, and he has scored a very large number of points for good articles and good article reviews in every round. He is the highest scorer overall this year, with over 3500 points in total.
Ealdgyth (submissions), who is competing in the WikiCup for the second time, though this will be her first time in the final. A regular at FAC, she is mostly interested in British medieval history, and has scored very highly for some top-importance featured articles on the topic.
Miyagawa (submissions), a finalist in 2012 and 2011. He writes on a broad variety of topics, with many of this year's points coming from good articles about Star Trek. Good articles make up the bulk of his points, and he had the most good articles back in round 2; he was also the highest scorer for DYK in rounds 1 and 2.
Adam Cuerden (submissions) has previously been involved with the WikiCup, but hasn't participated for a number of years. He scores mostly from restoration work leading to featured picture credits, but has also done some article writing and reviewing.
We say goodbye to eight great participants who did not qualify for the final: Piotrus (submissions), 
Figureskatingfan (submissions), 
ThaddeusB (submissions), 
Dana boomer (submissions), 
Status (submissions), 
Ed! (submissions), 
12george1 (submissions), 
Calvin999 (submissions). Having made it to this stage is still an excellent achievement, and you can leave with your heads held high. We hope to see you all again next year. Signups are now open for the 2014 WikiCup, which will begin on 1 January. All Wikipedians, whatever their interest or level of experience, are warmly invited to participate in next year's competition.
This last month has seen some incredible contributions; for instance, Cwmhiraeth's Starfish and Ealdgyth's Battle of Hastings—two highly important, highly viewed pages—made it to featured article status. It would be all too easy to focus solely on these stunning achievements at the expense of those participants working in lower-scoring areas, when in fact all WikiCup participants are doing excellent work. A mention of everything done is impossible, but here are a few: Last round saw the completion of several good topics (on the 1958, 1959 and 1962 Atlantic hurricane seasons) to which 12george1 had contributed. Calvin999 saw "S&M" (song), on which he has been working for several years, through to featured article status on its tenth try. Figureskatingfan continued towards her goal of a broad featured/good topic on Maya Angelou, with two featured and four good articles. ThaddeusB contributed significantly to over 20 articles which appeared on the main page's "in the news" section. Adam Cuerden continued to restore a large number of historical images, resulting in over a dozen FP credits this round alone. The WikiCup is not just about top-importance featured articles, and the work of all of these users is worthy of commendation.
Finally, the usual notices: If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 05:12, 29 August 2013 (UTC)
Hi Pine, if you have the time could you close this? I'm too involved, and it's Armbrust's nomination. Very simple closure, I think. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:53, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
- Yes but it looks like Adam took care of it. --Pine✉ 06:32, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
- Alright, thanks. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:01, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: August 2013
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Researcher office hours scheduled: Monday, September 23rd, at 11:00am PDT.
In case you didn't see the email. Thanks for your diligence and patience in making sure this got scheduled. Everyone I've talked to so far is excited. - J-Mo Talk to Me Email Me 20:51, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Louis Pasteur, foto av Paul Nadar, Crisco edit.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 15:02, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
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Could you close...
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Library of Birmingham - interior 2013-08-28 - 101.JPG? Has been waiting for several days already and both Armbrust and I !voted. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:31, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
- Danke. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:35, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia Loves Libraries
Greetings! I am a student at the University of Puget Sound, and our library (the Collins Memorial Library) is considering hosting a Wikipedia Loves Libraries event! The only problem is, we're not really sure where to start. I have been busy doing some research (on Wikipedia) about the events other libraries have held across that nation, and I managed to stumble across your username when it had the word "Seattle" near it. I was hoping perhaps you could share some suggestions on the "dos" and "do nots" of Wikipedia meetups. I'm not a Wikipedian myself, so any information would be helpful. Also, if you know anyone in the area (Tacoma, Seattle, etc) who might be interested in the event, their coordination would be appreciated. Thank you! MattinaMorgan (talk) 22:36, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
WikiCup 2013 September newsletter
In 30 days, we will know the identity of our 2013 WikiCup champion. Cwmhiraeth (submissions) currently leads; if that lead is held, she will become the first person to have won the WikiCup twice. Sasata (submissions), Hawkeye7 (submissions)—who has never participated in the competition before—and 
Casliber (submissions) follow. The majority of points in this round have come from a mix of good articles and bonus points. This final round is seeing contributions to a number of highly important topics; recent submissions include Phoenix (constellation) (FA by Casliber), Ernest Lawrence (GA by Hawkeye7), Pinniped, and red fox (both GAs by Sasata).
The did you know (DYK) eligibility criteria have recently changed, meaning that newly passed good articles are accepted as "new" for did you know purposes. However, in the interests of not changing the WikiCup rules mid-competition, please note that only articles eligible for DYK under the old system (that is, newly created articles or 5x expansions) will be eligible for points in this year's WikiCup. We do, however, have time to discuss how this new system will work for next year's competition; a discussion will be opened in due course. On that note, thoughts are welcome on changes you'd like to see for next year. What worked? What didn't work? What would you like to see more of? What would you like to see less of? All Wikipedians, new or old, are also warmly invited to sign up for the 2014 WikiCup.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to reduce the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 22:37, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I might just be way off, but I remember seeing your name somewhere in relation to having an interest in editing articles on financial institutions? I ask because I've been working with Diners Club in a COI capacity. They do not have a large market-share, but their historical significance is substantial.
I started a string here regarding some factual errors and such someone added, but the Talk page is not really active at all. If you have the time/interest, your help would be greatly appreciated. CorporateM (Talk) 12:46, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
- CorporateM you likely saw my name on the talk pages of WikiProject Business or WikiProject Finance. This is something that I could help with but I'm busy with other projects at the moment. I suggest adding a draft of a proposed replacement text to the article's talk page including inline references. Then you can add a request to [[Category:Requested edits]] by tagging your request with the {{Request edit}} template. --Pine✉ 06:55, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- No problem. I threw something together based on the sources already provided in the article and posted it on Talk with a Request Edit template. I see here that some Request Edits are six months old, so if you have the time/interest to take a look of course it would be appreciated. CorporateM (Talk) 15:52, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
- CorporateM because this request involves changing information that is allegedly incorrect and potentially damaging to the reputation of a currently existing organization I agree it would be good to get this addressed soon. The volunteers at OTRS often handle requests for changes to BLPs and I think you could ask if someone from the same group would review your edit request. Have a look at Wikipedia:Contact us - Subjects. --Pine✉ 06:35, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
- Hi Pine. I'm working on some more corrections and first-draft content to try to get the Diners Club International page up to code and eventually GA and I was wondering if you had an interest in circling back and collaborating on it. Apparently their origins (also known as the origins of the credit card industry) have a lot of conflicting stories and I believe there are some good-faith errors in the current page. I just put together all the information I could find as a starting point on the Talk page. CorporateM (Talk) 17:34, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: September 2013
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Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Ada Lovelace portrait.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 05:57, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
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This Month in Education: October 2013
Hi. Can you offer your opinion on which photo would be better for the Rebecca Housel Infobox in this discussion? If you are unable to, I understand; you don't have to reply to this message. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 03:36, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
GOCE September 2013 drive wrap-up
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UW MLIS Program interested in Wikipedia contact
Hi Pine,
I'm the WiR at the Metropolitan New York Library Council in New York. I have been in touch with a current MLIS student at UW that is interested in having a Wikipedia meeting or session at the UW MLIS program. Could you send me your email so I could get in touch? Lane Rasberry told me that you were a good Seattle contact. Cheers! OR drohowa (talk) 13:54, 21 October 2013 (UTC)dorohoward@gmail.com
GOCE Blitz wrap-up; join us for the November drive
| Guild of Copy Editors October Blitz wrap-up
Participation: Out of eleven people who signed up for this blitz, eight copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we copy edited 42 articles from WikiProject Film's backlog, reducing it by a net of 34 articles. Hope to see you at the November drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor. Sign up for the November drive!
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WikiCup 2013 October newsletter
The WikiCup is over for another year! Our champion, for the second year running, is Cwmhiraeth (submissions). Our final nine were as follows:
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions)
- Hawkeye7 (submissions)
- Sasata (submissions)
- Sturmvogel_66 (submissions)
- Casliber (submissions)
- Adam Cuerden (submissions)
- Miyagawa (submissions)
Piotrus (submissions)- Ealdgyth (submissions)
All those who reached the final win prizes, and prizes will also be going to the following participants:
- Casliber (submissions) wins the FA prize, for four featured articles in round 4, worth 400 points.
- Sturmvogel_66 (submissions) wins the GA prize, for 20 good articles in round 3, worth 600 points.
Another Believer (submissions) wins the FL prize, for four featured lists in round 2, worth 180 points.- Adam Cuerden (submissions) wins the FP prize, for 23 featured pictures in round 5, worth 805 point.
Sven Manguard (submissions) wins the FPo prize, for 2 featured portals in round 3, worth 70 points.- Hawkeye7 (submissions) wins the topic prize, for a 23-article featured topic in round 5, worth 230 points.
- Cwmhiraeth (submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 79 did you know articles in round 5, worth 570 points.
ThaddeusB (submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 23 in the news articles in round 4, worth 270 points.
Ed! (submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 24 good article reviews in round 1, worth 96 points.- The judges are awarding the Oddball Barnstar to
The C of E (submissions), for some curious contributions in earlier rounds. - Finally, the judges are awarding Cwmhiraeth (submissions) the Geography Barnstar for her work on sea, now a featured article. This top-importance article was the highest-scoring this year; when it was promoted to FA status, Cwmhiraeth could claim 720 points.
Prizes will be handed out in the coming weeks. Please be patient!
Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have achieved this year. Thanks to all who have taken part and helped out with the competition. While it has been an excellent year, errors have opened up the judges' eyes to the need for a third judge, and it is with pleasure that we announce that experienced WikiCup participant Miyagawa will be acting as a judge from now on. We hope you will all join us in welcoming him to the team.
Next year's competition begins on 1 January. You are invited to sign up to participate; it is open to all Wikipedians, new and old. Brainstorming and discussion remains open for how next year's competition will work, and straw polls will be opened by the judges soon. Those interested in friendly competition may also like to keep an eye on the stub contest, being organised by Casliber. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email) and The ed17 (talk • email) 00:12, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: October 2013
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This Month in Education: November 2013
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POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Endeavour silhouette STS-130.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on December 26, 2013. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2013-12-26. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 22:34, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
November 2013 GOCE drive wrap-up
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This Month in Education: December 2013
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GOCE December 2013 Blitz wrap-up and January Drive invitation
December Notes from the Guild of Copy Editors
 The December blitz ran from December 8–14. The theme for this blitz was articles tied in some way to religion. Seven editors knocked out 20 articles over the course of the week. Our next blitz will be in February, with a theme to be determined. Feel free to make theme suggestions at the Guild talk page! The January 2014 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in October and November 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2013. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in October and November 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there!  Coordinator election: Voting is open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January through 30 June 2014. Voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Torchiest, Baffle gab1978, Jonesey95 and The Utahraptor To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 15:25, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
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POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:LH 95.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 9, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-01-09. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:33, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
GOCE 2013 Annual Report
| Guild of Copy Editors 2013 Annual Report
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POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:Crew of STS-107, official photo.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on February 1, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-02-01. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:33, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:R Coronae Australis region.jpg is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 21, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-01-21. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:45, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
POTD notification
Hi Pine,
Just to let you know that the Featured Picture File:4 cilindros y museo BMW, Múnich, Alemania 2012-04-28, DD 02.JPG is due to make an appearance as Picture of the Day on January 22, 2014. If you get a chance, you can check and improve the caption at Template:POTD/2014-01-22. Thank you for all of your contributions! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:20, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
This Month in GLAM: December 2013
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Books & Bytes New Years Double Issue
Volume 1 Issue 3, December/January 2013
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Happy New Year, and welcome to a special double issue of Books & Bytes. We've included a retrospective on the changes and progress TWL has seen over the last year, the results of the survey TWL participants completed in December, some of our plans for the future, a second interview with a Wiki Love Libraries coordinator, and more. Here's to 2014 being a year of expansion and innovation for TWL!
The Wikipedia Library completed the first 6 months of its Individual Engagement grant last week. Here's where we are and what we've done:
- Increased access to sources: 1500 editors signed up for 3700 free accounts, individually worth over $500,000, with usage increases of 400-600%
- Deep networking: Built relationships with Credo, HighBeam, Questia, JSTOR, Cochrane, LexisNexis, EBSCO, New York Times, and OCLC
- New pilot projects: Started the Wikipedia Visiting Scholar project to empower university-affiliated Wikipedia researchers
- Developed community: Created portal connecting 250 newsletter recipients, 30 library members, 3 volunteer coordinators, and 2 part-time contractors
- Tech scoped: Spec'd out a reference tool for linking to full-text sources and established a basis for OAuth integration
- Broad outreach: Wrote a feature article for Library Journal's The Digital Shift; presenting at the American Library Association annual meeting
This Month in Education: January 2014
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Signpost
Hi,
I am Benison. I think it is better that Dr.Watson, I presume with the Tramp a better headline for signpost featured content..Don't you??
Herald talk with me 12:04, 24 January 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you for your interest in the Signpost. The title "Doctor Watson, I presume" is a reference to a famous saying about Dr. David Livingstone. I have reverted the title change. Also, the bylines for Signpost reports customarily are only referring to the significant contributors to the Signpost articles so I reverted the addition of your name to the byline. If you would like to write for the Signpost please contact The ed17. Copyediting is always appreciated and we can use more contributors! --Pine✉ 06:14, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
- In fairness, Herald is listed in the newsroom as a FC editor. :-) But I agree with the headline change. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 08:48, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
- @Pine, I am tellin’ that it is good to focus the viewer’s attention on two topics rather than in one topic of Dr.Wtson. The tramp is more famous than the old saying of Stanley.Herald talk with me 14:21, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
- If there is a need to focus on multiple topics, why not delineate them with a semi-colon? Still, I think the current title is best, given the widespread nature of Sherlock Holmes. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:15, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- @Herald: I am happy to have you write next week's report with The ed17's agreement. You will have more prerogatives about the title for next week. --Pine✉ 06:05, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- @Pine: Thanks but I won't be back in Wikipedia before 21st Feb due to my exams beginning on 29th Jan. Can you handle them for a while?? I have done the basics in that. Thank you. Herald talk with me 13:15, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
- I am busy also this week. @Brambleberry of RiverClan: would you like to write this week's FC report? You do a great job with it although if your wrist is still bothering you The ed17 can ping the other supporting editors. --Pine✉ 07:40, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, that's what happened, I was afraid we'd lost Brambleberry, who was doing an excellent job. Please let me know what you're planning to do and I'll take care of the rest! :-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 17:25, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
- I am busy also this week. @Brambleberry of RiverClan: would you like to write this week's FC report? You do a great job with it although if your wrist is still bothering you The ed17 can ping the other supporting editors. --Pine✉ 07:40, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
- @Pine: Thanks but I won't be back in Wikipedia before 21st Feb due to my exams beginning on 29th Jan. Can you handle them for a while?? I have done the basics in that. Thank you. Herald talk with me 13:15, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
- @Herald: I am happy to have you write next week's report with The ed17's agreement. You will have more prerogatives about the title for next week. --Pine✉ 06:05, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- If there is a need to focus on multiple topics, why not delineate them with a semi-colon? Still, I think the current title is best, given the widespread nature of Sherlock Holmes. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 00:15, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
WikiCup 2014 January newsletter
The 2014 WikiCup is off to a flying start, with, at time of writing, 138 participants. The is the largest number of participants we have seen since 2010. If you are yet to join the competition, don't worry- the judges have agreed to keep the signups open for a few more days. By a wide margin, our current leader is newcomer 
Godot13 (submissions), whose set of 14 featured pictures, the first FPs of the competition, was worth 490 points. Here are some more noteworthy scorers:
12george1 (submissions) and 
TropicalAnalystwx13 (submissions) were the first people to score, for the good article Tropical Storm Bret (1981) and its good article review respectively. 12george1 was also the first person to score in 2012 and 2013.- Sven Manguard (submissions) scored the first ITN points for 2014 North American polar vortex.
WonderBoy1998 (submissions) scored points for an early good topic, finishing off Wikipedia:Featured topics/She Wolf.
TheAustinMan (submissions) scored the first bonus points of the competition, for his work on Typhoon Vera.
Igordebraga (submissions) has scored the highest number of bonus points for a single article, for the high-importance Jurassic Park (film).
Featured articles, featured lists, featured topics and featured portals are yet to play a part in the competition. The judges have removed a number of submissions which were deemed ineligible. Typically, we aim to see work on a project, followed by a nomination, followed by promotion, this year. We apologise for any disappointment caused by our strict enforcement this year; we're aiming to keep the competition as fair as possible.
Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may be interested to take part in The Core Contest; unlike the WikiCup, The Core Contest is not about audited content, but, like the WikiCup, it is about article improvement; specifically, The Core Contest is about contribution to some of Wikipedia's most important article. Of course, any work done for The Core Contest, if it leads to a DYK, GA or FA, can earn WikiCup points.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews. If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk • email), The ed17 (talk • email) and Miyagawa (talk • email) 19:54, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
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GOCE February blitz wrapup
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Participation: Out of seven people who signed up for this blitz, all copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the seven-day blitz, we removed 16 articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Miniapolis and Baffle gab1978. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by
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March GOCE copyedit drive
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The March 2014 backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of articles in need of copyediting. The drive begins on March 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on March 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copyedit all articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and to complete all requests placed in January 2014. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copyedits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: number of articles, number of words, number of articles over 5,000 words, number of articles tagged in December 2012 and January 2013 and the longest article. We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Jonesey95, Baffle gab1978 and Miniapolis To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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